The season
Which months I can do what
I'm one person, so jobs run in the order the texts came in. The banner at the top of every page says how far out that is today.
Spring list opens
I take sealing bookings as the snow goes, in the order texts arrive.
Mar to Apr
Sealing the outside
Needs bare ground, dry siding and a ladder that isn't on ice.
May to Oct
Ants and carpenter ants
They wake with the first warm weeks and stay busy while it's warm.
May to Aug
Wasp and yellowjacket nests
Small in early summer, large by late August. Text early.
Jun to Sep
Mice moving in
They look for warm walls as the nights cool and the first snow falls.
Sep to Nov
Indoor traps and checks
Traps in the attic, garage and under the sink, checked on a schedule.
Oct to Apr
Why it's short
What the calendar allows
Outside work
Sealing, nest removal and ant treatment need bare ground and dry walls. That's about five months.
Inside work
Traps, checks and attic sealing carry on through the winter.
The spring rush
Everyone who heard mice all winter calls when the snow goes. The list fills fast.
About the wait
Why is there a wait?
It's me and one truck, and the work that can only happen outside has about five months to get done. I answer every text in the order it arrives and I don't promise a day I can't keep.
What should I text?
A photo of the spot, your town and what you heard or saw. I read texts Monday to Saturday until 8 p.m. and write back with what it looks like and what to do until I can come.
Where do you go, and when can you come?
Anchorage, Eagle River, Chugiak, Girdwood and the roads between, plus Palmer and Wasilla. The banner at the top of every page says how far out the list runs today.
Get on the list
Text a photo, and I'll tell you where you'd be in line.